Bengie Molina was born on Saturday, July 20, 1974, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Molina was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 21, 1998, with the Anaheim Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bengie Molina baseball stats page.
"Before he settled in for a career behind the plate, before he became a 233-pounder with the speed of a snow plow, Bengie Molina was a lithe and rangy shortstop for Arizona Western Community College. Yes, that Bengie Molina. The player that Giants manager Bruce Bochy has diplomatically described as "not being born with the gift of speed" first set out to make the majors as the next Ozzie Smith. He had deft hands, a rifle arm and enough speed that he usually hit in the No. 2 hole. To this day, when Molina plays in alumni games, he trots out to his old shortstop position and shows off his balletic gifts. "He's good, too," said John Stratton, the Matadors' coach since 1984. "The body doesn't look the part, but the action still does. He's got those quick feet and those smooth hands." Suffice to say, things worked out just fine with the position switch. Molina enters this season as one the greatest offensive catchers in Giants history. His .278 average since joining the team in 2007 is the highest among all San Francisco catchers with at least 350 games. No Giants backstop can match his 256 RBIs over a three-year span. But once upon a time, in a uniform size far, far away, Molina was a scrappy middle infielder with a decent set of wheels." - Brown, Daniel. Mercury News Staff Writer. Bengie Molina chased down his dream. 18 March 2010.
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Autograph on a 2005 Topps Total Baseball Card (#323) |
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Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1998 | 24 | Angels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1999 | 25 | Angels | 31 | 101 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .257 | .312 | .337 |
2000 | 26 | Angels | 130 | 473 | 59 | 133 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 71 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .281 | .318 | .421 |
2001 | 27 | Angels | 96 | 325 | 31 | 85 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | .262 | .309 | .351 |
2002 | 28 | Angels | 122 | 428 | 34 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .245 | .274 | .322 |
2003 | 29 | Angels | 119 | 409 | 37 | 115 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 71 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .281 | .304 | .443 |
2004 | 30 | Angels | 97 | 337 | 36 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .276 | .313 | .404 |
2005 | 31 | Angels | 119 | 410 | 45 | 121 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 69 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .295 | .336 | .446 |
2006 | 32 | Blue Jays | 117 | 433 | 44 | 123 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | .284 | .319 | .467 |
2007 | 33 | Giants | 134 | 497 | 38 | 137 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .276 | .298 | .433 |
2008 | 34 | Giants | 145 | 530 | 46 | 155 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 95 | 19 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 23 | .292 | .322 | .445 |
2009 | 35 | Giants | 132 | 491 | 52 | 130 | 25 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 14 | .265 | .285 | .442 |
2010 | 36 | Giants | 61 | 202 | 17 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .257 | .312 | .332 |
2010 | 36 | Rangers | 57 | 175 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .240 | .279 | .320 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,362 | 4,812 | 457 | 1,317 | 217 | 6 | 144 | 5 | 711 | 208 | 26 | 471 | 27 | 63 | 49 | 173 | .274 | .307 | .411 |
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1998 Angels | C | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1999 Angels | C | 30 | 30 | 768 | 213 | 7.1 | 211 | 192 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | .991 | 7.42 |
2000 Angels | C | 127 | 123 | 3,276 | 752 | 5.9 | 745 | 685 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 40 | .991 | 6.14 |
2001 Angels | C | 94 | 89 | 2,345 | 568 | 6.0 | 563 | 527 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 28 | .991 | 6.48 |
2002 Angels | C | 121 | 114 | 3,043 | 768 | 6.3 | 767 | 707 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 35 | .999 | 6.81 |
2003 Angels | C | 117 | 109 | 2,849 | 740 | 6.3 | 735 | 672 | 63 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 36 | .993 | 6.97 |
2004 Angels | C | 89 | 89 | 2,286 | 656 | 7.4 | 653 | 597 | 56 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 18 | .995 | 7.71 |
2005 Angels | C | 105 | 100 | 2,619 | 691 | 6.6 | 688 | 641 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 20 | .996 | 7.09 |
2006 Blue Jays | C | 99 | 98 | 2,526 | 664 | 6.7 | 662 | 614 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 15 | .997 | 7.08 |
2007 Giants | C | 129 | 125 | 3,312 | 877 | 6.8 | 869 | 808 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 23 | .991 | 7.08 |
2008 Giants | C | 136 | 132 | 3,384 | 1,063 | 7.8 | 1,058 | 987 | 71 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 36 | .995 | 8.44 |
2009 Giants | C | 123 | 120 | 3,126 | 1,024 | 8.3 | 1,019 | 942 | 77 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 85 | 25 | .995 | 8.80 |
2010 Giants | C | 58 | 55 | 1,374 | 433 | 7.5 | 432 | 396 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 79 | 24 | .998 | 8.49 |
2010 Rangers | C | 55 | 50 | 1,317 | 384 | 7.0 | 379 | 355 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .987 | 7.77 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,285 | 1,234 | 32,234 | 8,834 | 6.9 | 8,782 | 8,124 | 658 | 52 | 70 | 78 | 681 | 310 | .994 | 7.36 | |
13 Years | 1,285 | 1,234 | 32,234 | 8,834 | 6.9 | 8,782 | 8,124 | 658 | 52 | 70 | 78 | 681 | 310 | .994 | 7.36 |
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1998 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1999 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 16.8 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
2000 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.8 | 14.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2001 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 54.2 | 6.4 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
2002 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.6 | 12.6 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
2003 Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 13.2 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
2004 Angels | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 33.7 | 9.6 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2005 Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 10.0 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
2006 Blue Jays | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 | 9.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
2007 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 | 9.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2008 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 13.9 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
2009 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24.6 | 7.2 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2010 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 67.3 | 10.6 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
2010 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | 11.7 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 3 | 7 | .300 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 33.4 | 10.2 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
Bengie MolinaBengie Molina Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1998 Anaheim Angels | 63 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Anaheim Angels | 63 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Anaheim Angels | 5, 1 | $210,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Anaheim Angels | 1 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Anaheim Angels | 1 | $350,000.00 | - | Stats |
2003 Anaheim Angels | 1 | $1,425,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Anaheim Angels | 1 | $2,025,000.00 | - | - |
2005 Los Angeles Angels | 1 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2006 Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | $4,500,000.00 | - | - |
2007 San Francisco Giants | 1 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
2008 San Francisco Giants | 1 | $6,250,000.00 | - | - |
2009 San Francisco Giants | 1 | $6,500,000.00 | - | - |
2010 San Francisco Giants | 1 | $4,500,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Texas Rangers | 11 | " " | - | Stats |
Bengie Molina Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Bengie Molina is one of only eight players in Major League history to have played for both the American and National League teams that reached the World Series during the same season? Did you know that of the elite eight, only three of them actually appeared in a World Series game for one of the two teams (they appear below in bold print)?
Bengie Molina hit a home run on September 26, 2008, but didn't score a run — the only player in baseball history to homer, but not get credit for a run. How did it happen? The AP wrote:
"It was kind of like a twilight zone thing. It was a pretty weird situation," Dave Roberts said.
In the sixth, Molina lined the first pitch from Scott Proctor to the roof in right and the ball ricocheted onto the grass below. Molina stayed at first and Emmanuel Burriss rushed out to pinch run before anybody could stop him, while (Bruce) Bochy hustled out to argue. After a brief discussion, the umpiring crew headed to the replay booth in the hidden umpire room behind home plate.
After about two minutes, they returned and crew chief Tim Welke signaled the home run -- the second time since baseball began using instant replay that an on-field call was overturned. Dodgers manager Joe Torre came out for an explanation.
"I was curious to see how long it would take," Torre said. "I didn't have any problem with it. The thing that made it interesting was the fact this wrinkle [Burriss] was added and made it longer. It was lighthearted. There was no arguing."
After a total delay of about 15 minutes, the crew ruled Burriss had to stay in the game and he was credited for the run scored, prompting San Francisco to play the game under protest.
"We conferred and decided to use the replay. We took a look and the ball clearly hit the green part of the wall, which is part of the ground rules that a ball hitting any part of the green thing it's a home run," Welke said. "Bochy wanted to reinsert Molina into the game but he doesn't get another bite at that. We know the rules. Once a pinch-runner touches a base he's in the game whether he's put in or not. Bochy wanted to protest the game. You can't go back and revisit history.
"We informed the official scorer that the game was being protested. In retrospect, he should have come out and discussed it before the pinch-runner. There is a rule that covers pinch-runners and that's the one we went by. ... The system worked and we got it right."
Source of Excerpt: Associated Press. September 27, 2008. Molina's instant-replay homer sparks Giant's 10th-inning defeat of Dodgers.
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